Guest guest Posted May 19, 2000 Report Share Posted May 19, 2000 Hi Jeanine, While my living situation is different than yours, even with CMT and life, we can be overwhelmed. I found the support I needed and a place to express my feelings in therapy. Because I was on anti-depressant medications, therapy and medications are the protocol. And it helped tremendously.Sometimes medications need adjusting too. Finding a source of strength that does not depend upon humans also helped.(and I don't mean 'canine' either lol) Even the best human being can let us down and people can run when we appear to 'need' too much. Perhaps other family can help with the children? Could they go to your grandfathers not that it is almost summer? Would your children be able to help you somehow when your husband is late. Is it possible for you to contact the Dr. who is treating you for the medical depression and ask for his/her advice? Going it alone with depression, even with meds. is risky. Asking for help with family and Drs. is a sign of strength, not weakness. Can you make a list of everything you need help with,whether it is housecleaning or taking off AFOs, then sit your family down and ask for your needs? This may or may not help, but in asking you have a 50/50 chance. Also, you might look around for an Emotions Anonymous group. Try this website for their general info http://www.EmotionsAnonymous.org Any of the 12 step materials are excellent, but EA deals quite a bit with depression and emotions/situations.All I know is that bottled emotions can negatively affect my CMT, so I hope you can find someway to manage your situation and not have things affect your CMT. Gretchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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